crunk

noun

ˈkrəŋk 

: a style of Southern rap music featuring repetitive chants and rapid dance rhythms

Examples of crunk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are even entire subgenres like hip house, electro rap, and crunk that prominently feature synths and are geared toward the dance floor. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 26 May 2026

Atlanta was known for crunk music, or hip-hop characterized by energetic lyrics and uptempo rhythms. — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2026

The crunk pioneer also shares a 1-year-old daughter with his current girlfriend, Jamila Sozahdah. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026

His sliding adaptability in crunk, EDM, hyphy, and trap eras suggests a rare gift. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from crunk, word of fluctuating meaning used during the 1990s in lyrics of the rap groups OutKast and Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz

First Known Use

2000, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crunk

• bunk
• chunk
• clunk
• drunk
• dunk
• hunk
• junk
• punk
• shrunk
• slunk
• spunk
• sunk